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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $199 (0.3%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Butler County is $365 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $447 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $536 a month.
Cities in this county include: Greenville
, Georgiana
, McKenzie
, Chapman
, Forest Home
.
Neighboring
counties: Conecuh County
, Covington County
, Crenshaw County
, Lowndes County
, Monroe County
, Wilcox County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Churches in Butler County include: Kokomo
Church
(A),
Wesley Church
(B),
Welcome Church
(C),
Boiling Church
(D),
Wald Church
(E),
Bragg Hill Church
(F),
Union Church
(G),
Brushy Creek Church
(H),
Buckaloo Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Ebenezer
Cemetery
(1),
Shacklesville Cemetery
(2),
Damascus Cemetery
(3),
Perdue Cemetery
(4),
McClure Cemetery
(5),
Maye Cemetery
(6),
Kilgore Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Alexander
Pond
(A),
Pyror Pond
(B),
Luckie Pond
(C),
Bennett Pond
(D),
Container Corporation Lake
(E),
Thompson Pond
(F),
English Pond
(G),
Cumbies Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hughes
Branch
(A),
Indian Creek
(B),
Little Branch
(C),
Ishams Creek
(D),
South Fork Cedar Creek
(E),
Powell Branch
(F),
Spring Creek
(G),
Long Creek
(H),
Johns Creek
(I)
Parks in Butler County include: Locomotive
Roadside Park
(1),
Hank Williams Memorial Park
(2),
Butler County State Wildlife Management Area
(3)
Post office: Forest
Home Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 673
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 78 (68% naturalized citizens)
| Butler
County: |
0.4% | | Whole
state: | 2.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 19
- 1990
to 1994: 0
- 1985
to 1989: 14
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 7
- 1970
to 1974: 9
- 1970
to 1974: 6
- 1965
to 1969: 23
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Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 6,250
- One,
attached: 116
- Two:
243
- 3
or 4: 285
- 5
to 9: 239
- 10
to 19: 101
- 20
or more: 48
- Mobile
homes: 2,642
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 33
Housing units in Butler County with a mortgage: 1,703 (52 second mortgage, 137 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,710 Agriculture
in Butler County
Average size of farms: 196 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $135529
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $134.50
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.16%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 97.06%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $114870
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.10%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.04%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $38514
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.71%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.58
Corn for grain: 1547 harvested acres
Vegetables: 136 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 268 acresButler
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Alabama state average. It is 2.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 33 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/18/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 14 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(13%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Wood
products (5%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
- Paper
(4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (15%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Apparel
(4%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
- Cashiers
(6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Germany
(29%)
- United
Kingdom (15%)
- Indonesia
(13%)
- Colombia
(12%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
- Korea
(9%)
- Ghana
(8%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Butler County:
|
- United
States or American (26%)
- English
(5%)
- Irish
(5%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- German
(2%)
- Scottish
(1%)
- European
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 6,221 (79%)
- Carpooled:
1,235 (16%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
- Walked:
47 (1%)
- Other
means: 135 (2%)
- Worked
at home: 234 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Butler County, Alabama
- 212
people in nursing homes
- 31
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 11
people in other group homes
- 11
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $35,259.
4.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,829 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.66% | | Alabama
average: | 6.81% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.69% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($15,343 average AGI)
1.97% relocated from other states ($18,486 average AGI)
| Butler
County: |
1.97% | | Alabama
average: | 3.11% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Lowndes County, AL
|
0.47% ($22,545 average AGI) |
| from
Montgomery County, AL
|
0.44% ($33,484) |
| from
Crenshaw County, AL
|
0.27% ($20,474) |
| from
Covington County, AL
|
0.26% ($24,333) |
5.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,887 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.36% | | Alabama
average: | 6.16% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.98% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($24,156 average AGI)
1.39% relocated to other states ($7,731 average AGI)
| Butler
County: |
1.39% | | Alabama
average: | 2.51% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Montgomery County, AL
|
0.89% ($32,016 average AGI) |
| to
Crenshaw County, AL
|
0.33% ($25,087) |
| to
Lowndes County, AL
|
0.31% ($19,727) |
| to
Covington County, AL
|
0.30% ($29,762) |
| to
Autauga County, AL
|
0.25% ($47,667) |
| to
Baldwin County, AL
|
0.18% ($75,000) |
| to
Lee County, AL
|
0.17% ($33,083) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3
Births
per 1000 population in Butler County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8
Deaths
per 1000 population in Butler County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.6
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Butler County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,102 (3,150 aged, 952 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 21,132
- In
family households: 18,406 (3,858 male householders, 2,036 female householders)
4,098
spouses, 6,732 children (6,182 natural, 130 adopted, 420 stepchildren), 714 grandchildren, 149 brothers or sisters, 179 parents, 344 other relatives, 296 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,726 (1,071 male householders (927 living alone)), 1,421 female householders (1,367 living alone)), 234 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 267 (242 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,486 2-persons, 1,492 3-persons, 1,154 4-persons, 463 5-persons, 225 6-persons, 74 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,294 1-person, 176 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 10 5-persons.
2,973 married couples with children.
1,944 single-parent households (243 men, 1,701 women).
97.8% of residents of Butler County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $141,080,000 ($6794 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,332,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $60,988,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,860,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,530,000
Federal grants: $35,845,000
Federal procurement contracts: $805,000 ($93,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,051,000 ($247,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $725,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,016,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,933,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,503
| Here: |
72 per 1000 residents | | State: |
70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,555
| Here: |
75 per 1000 residents | | State: |
53 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +20
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +6
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -579
| Here: |
-28 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+2 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Butler County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.35 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 412
- 1995
to 1998: 1,209
- 1990
to 1994: 758
- 1980
to 1989: 1,618
- 1970
to 1979: 1,774
- 1960
to 1969: 1,294
- 1950
to 1959: 956
- 1940
to 1949: 750
- 1939
or earlier: 1,186
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Butler County, Alabama: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 75
- 3
rooms: 161
- 4
rooms: 729
- 5
rooms: 1,827
- 6
rooms: 1,550
- 7
rooms: 991
- 8
rooms: 583
- 9
or more rooms: 482
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Butler County, Alabama: |
- 1
room: 26
- 2
rooms: 152
- 3
rooms: 281
- 4
rooms: 490
- 5
rooms: 493
- 6
rooms: 338
- 7
rooms: 113
- 8
rooms: 71
- 9
or more rooms: 36
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Butler County: |
- no
bedroom: 11
- 1
bedroom: 172
- 2
bedrooms: 1,238
- 3
bedrooms: 3,868
- 4
bedrooms: 912
- 5
or more bedrooms: 197
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Butler County: |
- no
bedroom: 34
- 1
bedroom: 428
- 2
bedrooms: 732
- 3
bedrooms: 672
- 4
bedrooms: 119
- 5
or more bedrooms: 15
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Butler County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 397
- 1
vehicle: 1,993
- 2
vehicles: 2,462
- 3
vehicles: 1,054
- 4
vehicles: 380
- 5
or more vehicles: 112
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Butler County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 616
- 1
vehicle: 928
- 2
vehicles: 354
- 3
vehicles: 99
- 4
vehicles: 0
- 5
or more vehicles: 3
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62% of Butler County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Alabama.
| Butler
County: |
62.3% | | State
average: |
58.1% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 18940
- Northeast:
295
- Midwest:
401
- South:
1416
- West:
171
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Electricity
(40%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (39%)
- Utility
gas (18%)
- Wood
(3%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(37%)
- Utility
gas (36%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Wood
(3%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 422
| Here: |
15.0% | | Alabama: |
10.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 236
| Here: |
16.5% | | Alabama: |
10.0% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 33
Butler
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $542,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $3,441,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $583,000
Corrections - Other: $495,000
Financial Administration: $452,000
Police Protection: $421,000
General Public Buildings: $274,000
General - Other: $263,000
Central Staff Services: $78,000
Health Services - Other: $74,000
Parks & Recreation: $52,000
Fire Protection: $19,000
Solid Waste Management: $9,000
Welfare - Other: $3,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $0
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $32,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - General Support: $118,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $319,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $80,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $244,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $749,000
Interest Earnings: $86,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $791,000
General - Other: $23,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,714,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,410,000
General Support: $180,000
All Other: $127,000
- Tax
- Property: $1,723,000
Total General Sales: $753,000
NEC: $81,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $2,235,000
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